Stevie Lane was heard on the Caroline Overdrive rock service for a few months, between March and May 1986, but her involvement with the station lasted much longer than that.
She tells us: “My first experience of Caroline was in 1976 when I was babysitting for the daughters of a record producer friend of the family. They were out very late, and had an amazing stereo. I put the radio on and
started tuning around. I found this incredible radio station which actually played peoples’ entire top 30s, comprising almost all of my favourite songs at the time, I couldn’t believe it! I was hooked. In 1978 I joined
Chris England’s (landbased pirate) Radio Amy and was given my own afternoon programme. There was quite a camaraderie between the London stations at the time and we often socialised with
Radio Jackie, North London Radio, Radio Amanda and Telstar 1. One day we had a visit from James Kaye from Caroline. I was on the next tender to the Mi Amigo with James and
Tony Allan. I then joined the road crew of the Caroline Roadshow for a few months as well as DJ-ing regularly in a couple of London night clubs in Kensington. After the ship sank, I went to live
in South Africa. In the spring of 1983 Chris wrote to me in Cape Town with news that Caroline had a new ship. Within a few months I came home, drove down to Ramsgate, and met a very kind boat owner who agreed to give me a lift
out to the ship. Tom Anderson recognised me from the Roadshow, so I was allowed on board. The Ross looked fantastic, the mast was visible for miles. Shortly afterwards I got involved with
land-based operations and spent most evenings after work at the office with Ronan and the rest of the staff. Over the following three years I made over a hundred trips out to the Ross in all kinds of weather, and was always
greeted with smiles. In 1986 money had become tight so Tom volunteered to go ashore and ‘sort things out’, at which point Fergie McNeal took over Tom’s programme on Overdrive 9pm-1am
and I did Fergie's 1-4am slot for a few weeks. I also read the international news during the day on Radio Monique, followed by the weather (in Dutch), made dinner for everyone, and after my programme, introduced the beginning
of Radio Monique at 4am and then had to go downstairs and wake them up! I left in late ’86 but have since kept in touch with some of the wonderful friends I made. I went to the reunion at the Red Lion
in 2004 and in 2007 we had a Mi Amigo reunion in Highgate.” Stevie currently works for a university and manages a clothes shop. (Thanks very much to Stevie for her assistance. Can anyone provide a recording of one of
her programmes? Photo from ‘Caroline 319 - Into The 80s’, published by Seagull Press. There are some recent photos of her, taken at a 2018 DJs' reunion, here.)

Diane Lauren A Californian, Diane had previously worked on college radio before setting off to travel round Europe. She was a friend of DJ
Peter Quinn who introduced her to Radio Caroline. She joined the station in March 1984 and served two stints on board. Can anyone provide any
up-to-date information? (Photo courtesy of ‘Offshore Echo's Photo Gallery’.)

Diane Lauren on Radio Caroline from the afternoon of 28th March 1984, edited from a long extract posted on The Offshore Radio Club Forum by Hans Hendriks. Our thanks
to him (duration 3 minutes 31 seconds)

Alex Lee Alex followed the traditional path of the eighties Caroline DJ, having worked on the Voice of Peace in the Mediterranean and Irish pirate stations before joining
Radio Caroline in October 1989. He was there a couple of months. Can anyone provide more up-to-date information? (Photo of Alex in his Voice of Peace T-shirt taken by B.Dom and
courtesy of the ‘Offshore Echo's Photo Gallery’.)

Alex Lee on Radio Caroline from the evening of either 12th or 13th December 1989. Taken from a recording shared on www.azanorak.com by Brian Nichols. Our thanks to him and Ray Robinson (duration 2 minutes 10 seconds)

Brandy Lee opens up the Laser Hot Hits Breakfast Show on 2nd February 1987. The station had been off the air while a new aerial was erected. This was their first full day back on the air and Brandy's first proper show. The clip is
edited from a recording posted by Vincent on the Internet Radiocafé, now known as the Radiotrefpunt (radio meeting point) forum. Our
thanks to him (duration 4 minutes 20 seconds)

Jackie Lee From Australia, Jackie joined Radio Caroline in May 1987 and stayed with the station until October. She is fondly remembered by her colleagues.
Paul Graham said: “What a great gal. She mainly did the 9:00-13:00 shift. She was in her mid-20s when she was on Caroline.” She returned to Australia after her stay on Radio Caroline
and worked on radio there, including time on the Triple-J Network. The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame thinks that Jackie may now be working for the Australian government but would welcome further
information. (This photo kindly provided by Paul Graham. There are more of his photos here.)

Jackie Lee on Caroline-558 from the morning of 31st July 1987. This is an edited version of a recording shared on the Internet Radiocafé, now known as the Radiotrefpunt (radio meeting point) forum by Robin Westhof. Our thanks to him (duration 3 minutes 22 seconds)

Richard Lee From Market Harborough in Leicestershire, Richard was introduced to Radio Caroline by fellow DJ Paul Graham,
joining the station in January 1988. Paul tells us: “Richard was a great guy. He helped out with things like climbing the mast in March 1988 to attach the new antenna system. He was not scared of heights! He later ran a
successful mobile road show in the Leicester area before moving to Australia.” (There is a picture of Richard in Paul Graham's photo album.)

Richard Lee on Caroline-558 from the morning of Easter Day, 3rd April 1988, Caroline's official 24th birthday. This is an edited version of a recording shared on the Internet Radiocafé, now known as the
Radiotrefpunt (radio meeting point) forum by Vincent. Our thanks to him (duration 3 minutes 47 seconds)

John Leeds From Texas, John was first heard on Laser-558 in October 1985 and was still on board when the station was closed by generator failure the following month. In fact
his was the last voice to be heard on Laser-558, minutes before it suddenly left the air on 6th November. Prior to Laser, John had worked for KITE, a top 40 station in Corpus Christi, TX. Following his time in the North Sea, he
returned to Texas and KEYS 1440, an oldies station in Corpus Christi, where he did the morning show. He took a break from radio in 1993 to study at the University of Houston before joining KZEP in 1995. This was followed by KKYX
Radio in 1996-1997 (both stations in San Antonio). John left full time radio in 1998 to start his own commercial photography business. He is still in the city doing professional event photography and videography. He also became
a non-denominational ordained minister in 2008. He enjoys performing weddings, specialising in creative, spiritual, and interfaith ceremonies. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Davis. Thanks to John for his
assistance and to Jay Mack for putting us in touch.)

John Leeds from the last few minutes of Laser-558 on 6th November 1985. When the last track Oh Sheila by Ready For The
World ended, there was silence. This is an edited version of a recording shared by John Spargo on www.azanorak.com. Our thanks to John and Ray Robinson (duration 1 minute
34 seconds). Jay Mack, another member of the final Laser-558 team, writes: “The last song played on Laser-558 was Oh Sheila by Ready For The World. All of our songs, with a couple of 12" vinyl exceptions, were
played on tape cartridges that were common in those days of radio. At one point after we’d stopped broadcasting that day, I took a break from the generator salvage work down below and walked into the air studio, where I spotted
the Oh Sheila tape cartridge still in the machine where it had played. I popped it out and took it with me. I kept it for many years. Then one day, while doing a little house cleaning a few years ago, I tossed it out,
figuring I had no more need to keep it. If I’d known there was going to be a Pirate Radio Hall of Fame, I would have hung onto it and sent it along as a collectors item for the HOF. My bad.
Sorry.”

Laser badge. Some of the colour has been lost in the scanning.
The white in the above image should be fluorescent yellow.

Tim Levansaler was Captain of the mv Communicator, while the ship was the home of Laser-558. He was heard occasionally on air. The first time was on The Zany Hour
in the early hours of 15th September 1984. He later married his Laser colleague, DJ Holly Michaels. They now live in Florida and Tim is Chief Operating Officer of a company called
Marine Growth Ventures. (Photo from ‘Monitor’ magazine. There is another photo of Tim in Michael Dean's photo album.)

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The site is updated regularly and we are always on the look-out for new material to add. If you have any information, photographs, recordings or contact details for any of the disc-jockeys we haven't been able to trace, please
get in touch.

Johnny Lewis on a test transmission for Laser, broadcast on 729kHz on Sunday 4th March 1984. It was to be the station's last day on that frequency. When Laser returned to the air in May it was on 558kHz. This is an edited version
of a recording shared on The Offshore Radio Club Forum by Hans Hendriks. Our thanks to him (duration 3 minutes 10 seconds)
Exactly six months later, Johnny Lewis on Radio Caroline's Breakfast Show for 4th September 1984. The newsreader is Jay Jackson. This recording shared on The Offshore Radio Club Forum by Harm Koenders. Our grateful thanks (duration 3 minutes 28 seconds)

Keith Lewis Keith had previously broadcast on the Voice of Peace under the name Keith West and was first heard on Radio Caroline in the early hours of 28th November 1986. He
had to stay on board longer than originally planned because his passport expired while he was at sea which meant he couldn't go home by the normal route. His last show was on 19th January 1987. He was later heard on Radio Nova
International, QEFM, Buzz-FM, EKR, Merlin Network One, etc.. Can anyone provide more up-to-date information? (Photo courtesy of Kevin Turner.)

Keith Lewis on Radio Caroline from the afternoon of New Year's Day, 1st January 1987. This is an edited version of a recording shared by The Offshore Radio Guide
(duration 3 minutes 26 seconds)